This plan was prepared by the New Jersey Bureau of Forest Fire Management for the Pine lands Commission.The accompanying 'paper "Development in the Pine Barrens; A Design for Disaster" serves to expand understanding of fire management and wildfire control in the Pine Barrens Region. The paper outlines the basic issues to be considered, 'existing management techniques, alternatives, and areas requiring further study.The enclosed plan prescribes the methods and procedures whereby the desired fire management objectives wit I be accomplished.The major issues to be addressed are:I. The Protection of life and property In the Pine Barrens Region.2. The protection and perpetuation of the Pine Barrens Ecosystem through fire management techniques.